A year after April massacre: Families Await Justice and the Bodies Return
23 April 2020 marks the anniversary of the mass execution of 37 people in Saudi Arabia.
Apr
Saudi Arabia: King Salman’s 800th execution
On April 8, 2020, Saudi Arabia carried out the 800th execution since 2015, in the reign
Apr
Saudi Arabia violates Convention on the Rights of the Child: Executes al-Ghamdi for crime that occurred when he was 15 years old
On April 8, 2020, the Saudi government in the al-Bahahregion carried out a qisas
Apr
Denmark expresses concern over Saudi detentions and executions
Denmark criticized the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s continued human rights violations.
Mar
Lives of activists at risk under counterterrorism laws and strict religious interpretations
At the UN Human Rights Council, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia claimed that
Mar
Special rapporteurs call for Saudi Arabia to lift the death penalty against four influential figures: If carried out, the judgments will constitute criminal arbitrary executions for which the state bears responsibility
United Nations special rapporteurs have expressed concerns that the government
Mar
Human Rights Council opens its 43rd session without Saudi Arabia as member
The UN Human Rights Council is holding its 43rd session in Geneva, from 24 February
Feb
Saudi Arabia kills Egyptian citizen on minor charge after unfair trial, disregards family’s request to return the body
On 14 January 2020, in the city of Tabuk, the government of the Kingdom of Saudi
Feb
Saudi Arabia Condemns Abdullah Al-Huwaiti to Death after Covering Up his Torture, Despite Domestic Law Prohibiting the Minor’s Execution
On October 27, 2019, the criminal court in Tabuk in northern Saudi Arabia issued
Dec